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INUA ELLAMS (1984 - ) |
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Inua Ellams was born in Nigeria in 1984 and moved to the UK as a teenager. His work merges visual art, spoken word and theatre. He has performed in a wide variety of venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Tate Modern, The Albany, The Drum, Theatre Royal Stratford, Glastonbury and Latitude. He is working on a second collection of poems, following the publication of his first, Thirteen Fairy Negro Tales, which was supported by Arts Council England. The 14th Tale is a BAC Scratch Commission with Apples & Snakes. A London World Festival Commission, funded by Arts Council England.
Plays by Inua Ellams
14th Tale, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 18 Mar 2009 | |||||
Company: | Presented by Fuel | |||||
| 1st Published: | Flipped Eye | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #81682 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama 55 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | the play is a free-flowing narrative that tells the hilarious exploits of a natural born mischief growing from the clay streets of Nigeria to rooftops in Dublin, and finally to London. Inua Ellams vividly recreates the characters that punctuate his upbringing in deft and beautiful poetry, while challenging the audience's expectations of what it is to be a young, black male in London today. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XXIX (2009) Page 1207; Theatre Record Vol XXX (2010) Page 0127 | |||||
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Black T-Shirt Collection | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liverpool: Unity Theatre, 1, Hope Place Liverpool, L1 9BG >>> | 09 Mar 2012 | ||||
Company: | Fuel | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1849431910 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #137508 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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| A T-shirt is something most people have. It is a common denominator like a pair of blue jeans or a pair of Converse All Stars. From Fringe First winner Inua Ellams, comes a new story about two foster brothers building a global t-shirt brand. On their journey from a market in Nigeria to a sweatshop in China, Matthew and Muhammed discover the consequences of success. The play tackles capitalism and exploitation, as well as sectarianism and homophobia in modern day Nigeria. | |||||
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Knight Watch | ||
| 1st Produced: | Greenwich and Docklands Festival, London | 23 Jun 2012 | ||||
Company: | Fuel | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #139436 | |||
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Genre: | site specific 45 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | two musicians | |||||
Notes: | part of the Almeida Festival 2012 | |||||
Synopsis: | Michael keeps away from the warring tribes until a passerby helps him out of a tight situation. Instantly, he is pulled into the culture he has tried to escape. As the city spirals out of control around him and battle lines are drawn, will Michael succeed in ending the war? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Untitled | ||
| 1st Produced: | 23 Sep 2010 | |||||
Company: | Fuel | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1849431170 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #116005 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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| To name something is to call it into life, to determine its future. If we let our children name themselves, will they author their own destinies? Will the nameless ones be free? Untitled is a magical realist story set in Nigeria and England, of identical twin boys separated at infancy. In the quarrel after the marred naming ceremony, the mother grabs the titled child and flees, leaving the unnamed brother to lead an impetuous, chaotic, blasphemous existence until the spirits of the land make their stand. | |||||
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